Elinor Curtis and Bessie P. on Mopsa, unidentified man (possibly a deckhand or domestic) helping undock the boat, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, 12937-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1890

GUSN

GUSN-385269

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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
Negatives
Portraits
Elinor Curtis and Bessie P. on Mopsa, unidentified man (possibly a deckhand or domestic) helping undock the boat, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, 12937-B
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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
- Negatives
  - Portraits

Description

The image shows Elinor Curtis and Bessie P. sitting on a boat named Mopsa. They are accompanied by an unidentified man who appears to be assisting with undocking the boat. The setting is at sea, near Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts.

Details

Descriptive Terms

women (female humans)
men (male humans)
group portraits
boats
oceans
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP016504
B-Series negative 12937-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC023

Collection Name

Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

Reference Code

PC023.001.001.12937-B

Places

Manchester (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Curtis, Harriot Appleton, 1841-1923 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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